Spectrum News: Changing the narrative around gun violence

BY JORDAN KUDISCH

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In 2023, 42,926 people died by gun violence in the U.S. according to gunviolencearchive.org.

North Carolina has also seen a fair share of that violence. A report by Everytown For Gun Safety shows our state falls right in the middle with the 24th highest rate of gun deaths in the U.S.

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Spectrum News: Changing the narrative around gun violence

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